Door-building device.



H. E. MOORE. DOOR BUILDING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 22, 1912.

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HENRY E. MOORE, or ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF'ON-E-I-IALF T0 oAsoN, or ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

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DOOR-BUILDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent;

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Application filedApril 22, 1912. Serial No. 692,296.

To all whom/2'15 may cons-cm:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. Moons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Building Devices; and I dohereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in door building devices, and has particular reference to a device for use in connection with a door clamping machine for assembling the stiles and panels of the door.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple device of this character by means of which the stiles and panels of a door may be assembled directly in the clamping machine.

Other object-s and advantages will be apparent from the following description and with particular reference to the accompanying drawings. V

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a clamping machine showing my device in position, the middle and end transverse stiles, and the upper and lower middle longitudinal stiles being shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 is an end view of the machine, Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. l, and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the door holding device.

In the general practice of door building, the stiles and panels are assembled in a frame, after first being glued, and the parts knocked together by means of mallets.

After this step, the assembled parts of the door are placed on the jaws of a door clamping machine. and pressure applied to the jaws to force the parts together, and hold them until the glueis dry.

It is the particular object of my invention to do away with this assembling and gluing of the parts, and then carrying the door to the clamping machine, by assembling and gluing the parts of the door on the clamping machine, so that considerable time and labor is saved.

My invention consists of an elongated frame havingv side bars 10 which are provided with the notches 11 in their lower faces to receive the transverse members 12 of the clamping machine, in such manner that m frame will be. disposed below the level of the jaws 13 of the clamp, to permit the jaws to engage directly against the edges of the assembled door. The side bars 10 are arranged in' parallel relation, and are connected at suitable: distances from their ends by means of the cross bars 14, a

longitudinal bar 15 being attached centrally to the inner side of each of the cross bars 14 and arranged parallel with, and centrally between the side bars 10. This is particularly adapted for holding the middle cross stile and the middle longitudinal stiles of the door. Secured across one end of the side bars 10 and arranged on the upper faces is an end stop 16 against which one of the end stiles of the door is adapted to rest, to hold the same in squared position, so that the other parts of the door will be assembled plumb thereto.

The jaws 13 of the machine are in the form of inverted TS, and on the vertically extending rib portion of each of the jaws I mount a U-shaped block 17, which is adjust-ably held thereto by means of the set screw 18. In general practice I use two of these blocks at the end of the machine opposite to the stop 16, these blocks serving to hold the cross stile at the opposite end of the door in parallel relation with the middle and end stile at the first-named end of the door. Of course it will be understood that I may use four of these blocks, arranging two at each end of the door, with or without the stop member 16.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that I have provided a simple device by means of which the stiles and panels of the door may be assembled, glued and clamped with the least amount of time and labor, so that the old method of assembling gluing and knocking together of the door, and the labor of carrying the door to the clamping machine are all obviated.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the glue melting stove or table 19, is disposed at one end of the clamping machine, so that the same is right at hand for the use of the operator.

What is claimed is:

1. In a door building device, the combination with a door clamping machine of an elongated frame for disposition between the jaws of the machine, means for preventing longitudinal movement of the frame relaclamping machine for engagement by the opposite end piece of the door.

2. The combination with a door clamping machine having stop blocks on the jaws thereof, of a frame for supporting the parts of the door being assembled, said frame being disposed between the jaws of the machine, and having an end stop for holding one end of the door square, said stop blocks being arranged to hold the opposite end of the door square, and being adjustable toward and away from the end stop Copies of this patent may be obtained for to accommodate doors of different dimen sons.

3. The combination with a door clamping i machine having stop blocks on its jaws, of

an end stop for holding one end of the door square, said stop blocks'being arranged to hold the opposite end of the door square.

' In testimony whereof, I aflix'my signa-..

ture, in presence of two witnesses; ,7

Witnesses: V

H. E, VVI-IITE, S. A. GUILFOGLE.

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